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a 26-year-old man has been arrested and has been charged with murder. >> my name is reeva. >> she was 30 years old, a law graduate, and a well-known model. >> at the end of the day, we will all know the story, the true story, and must never forget what reeva stood for. she loved people emma she loved everybody. -- she loved people, she loved everybody. >> in south africa it is going to damage his image because he is so famous. it definitely will affect him. >> i think his opinion will come out very soon and we will hear the whole story because now the facts are dodgy so we do not know everything. i hope when everything has come out it will be great. >> pistorius is the golden boy of sports because of his -- he is known as the blade runner because of his armored fiber that his carbon fiber running blades. this brought up the issue of gun ownership in south africa. south africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. any people feel safer owning firearms. as the investigation continues, it could be a while before we know the details of what happened. >> live now outside the cou
a 26-year-old man has been arrested and has been charged with murder. >> my name is reeva. >> she was 30 years old, a law graduate, and a well-known model. >> at the end of the day, we will all know the story, the true story, and must never forget what reeva stood for. she loved people emma she loved everybody. -- she loved people, she loved everybody. >> in south africa it is going to damage his image because he is so famous. it definitely will affect him. >> i...
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we're hearing from the mother of reeva steenkamp for the first time since her daughter was found dead on valentine's day. >> june steenkamp wondering why her daughter had to die. >> reporter: an explosive life support in major south african newspaper. the are theed city press says multiple police sources say a bloody cricket bat found in the home after the shooting of his cover model girlfriend is a key piece of evidence, possibly used in an argument leading up to her fatal shooting. police officials refuse to discuss the claim. >> i can promise you, with the knowledge i've got, he'll come up right. >> reporter: and now controversy over the premier of a reality show reeva steenkamp has recently taped. a special tribute, but under fire for cruising the last words on her series. >> the way you grow up, not only the journey in the life, the way you grow up, makes an impact in a positive or negative way. >> reporter: some south africans have called for the series to be canceled. but the family wants her memory to live on on national tv. bazi kanani, abc news. >> in addiction to asking why
we're hearing from the mother of reeva steenkamp for the first time since her daughter was found dead on valentine's day. >> june steenkamp wondering why her daughter had to die. >> reporter: an explosive life support in major south african newspaper. the are theed city press says multiple police sources say a bloody cricket bat found in the home after the shooting of his cover model girlfriend is a key piece of evidence, possibly used in an argument leading up to her fatal...
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yes, reeva steenkamp was a cover model. he was an aspiring tv star, similar to what you have in the u.s. and the program she shot in jamaica last year, young people wearing bikinis and frolicking around. the producers of the show say they will go ahead with plans to air the program it airs tomorrow in south africa. preceded by a tribute to reeva steenkamp. let me just read to you what the executive producer said, samantha moon, she said the reason they're going ahead with this because is reeva was a beautiful and intelligent woman. it's unimaginable what her family is going through. they've lost their 22-year-old daughter in what was a horrific crime and now they have to watch her on this show beginning tomorrow. >> thank you for keeping an eye on the story for us. reporting live. >>> coming up in about 15 minutes, we're going to talk about what happens when mega superstar sports athletes end up in a situation like this, when, of course, they're receiving a lot of money from big companies who sponsor them. trouble on all si
yes, reeva steenkamp was a cover model. he was an aspiring tv star, similar to what you have in the u.s. and the program she shot in jamaica last year, young people wearing bikinis and frolicking around. the producers of the show say they will go ahead with plans to air the program it airs tomorrow in south africa. preceded by a tribute to reeva steenkamp. let me just read to you what the executive producer said, samantha moon, she said the reason they're going ahead with this because is reeva...
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they're looking into whether oscar may have killed his girlfriend reeva in steroid rage. have you heard rumors that oscar could have used steroids? >> not at all. that sound to me like a little bit of tabloids creating this. i would be very, very surprised. regardless of what else ends up being the outcome of the case, i would be very surprised to hear that oscar pistorius had anything remotely resembling performance enhancing drugs in his house because i just feel like if you know the guy, especially on the track, that's something that i feel like he would have been -- he would have been loathe to jeopardize what he had been able to arrive do by using that. >> the difficulty in this whole story, and there are so many details still to be worked out, but it's reported he shot her four times and may have hit her with a baseball bat. they're trying to figure out whose blood it was on the bat. if it comes out he did this in a cold-blooded murder, you're saying a lot of positive things about him, and that's your impression of him, but how will you come to terms with that and r
they're looking into whether oscar may have killed his girlfriend reeva in steroid rage. have you heard rumors that oscar could have used steroids? >> not at all. that sound to me like a little bit of tabloids creating this. i would be very, very surprised. regardless of what else ends up being the outcome of the case, i would be very surprised to hear that oscar pistorius had anything remotely resembling performance enhancing drugs in his house because i just feel like if you know the...
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i mean, we know reeva. we knew reeva. she was happy, and if reeva was happy, everything was okay. you know, to us everything was okay and everything was good and everything was normal. >> had you ever met oscar? had you had any dealings with him at all? >> no, none at all, apart from watching him on the olympics last year. never met the man. >> so this is a very difficult question, and i apologize ahead of time, but i just -- i have to know, do you in your gut have any feeling as to whether this was a horrible accident or if it was something more sinister? >> i don't have that feeling in my gut. i think i'm letting my logic dictate where my thoughts go, and the logic kind of leads me towards it could be either way. we just don't know until the truth comes out. i really, really truthfully do not know. i don't know. >> in the next day or so we'll learn whether or not the magistrate will grant oscar pistorius bail. do you have any feelings one way or the other? do you hope he gets bail? do you hope that bail is denied? >> i don't have any vengeful feelings. i'm not wishing bad things
i mean, we know reeva. we knew reeva. she was happy, and if reeva was happy, everything was okay. you know, to us everything was okay and everything was good and everything was normal. >> had you ever met oscar? had you had any dealings with him at all? >> no, none at all, apart from watching him on the olympics last year. never met the man. >> so this is a very difficult question, and i apologize ahead of time, but i just -- i have to know, do you in your gut have any feeling...
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they maintained reeva steenkamp's death was not even murder. the prosecution says pistorius put on his prosthetic limbs, walked about 20 feet and then shot through a locked bathroom door killing steenkamp. >>> as pistorius is in court, reeva steenkamp's family will lay her to rest. her funeral happening on the southern coast of south africa right now. it's a private ceremony with no media allowed. >>> a possible motive for the newtown, connecticut, shooting. cbs news reports that law enforcement sources say adam lanza may have set out to outdo norway killer anders breivik who massacred 77 people in 2011. lanza killed 26 people including 20 children at the sandy hook elementary school in december. connecticut state police dismissed this report as speculation. >>> seven members of congress led by vermont senator patrick leahy are in cuba this morning. it's the largest american delegation to that country in recent memory. they're trying to convince the castro regime to release allen gross, a contractor jailed in 2009 for bringing banned satellite
they maintained reeva steenkamp's death was not even murder. the prosecution says pistorius put on his prosthetic limbs, walked about 20 feet and then shot through a locked bathroom door killing steenkamp. >>> as pistorius is in court, reeva steenkamp's family will lay her to rest. her funeral happening on the southern coast of south africa right now. it's a private ceremony with no media allowed. >>> a possible motive for the newtown, connecticut, shooting. cbs news reports...
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. >> reporter: this is a first look at model reeva steenkamp's first television show. to say she was happy about it doesn't begin to describe it. yet now seems eerie to see and hear someone now gone who was only days ago savoring life. >> i don't have any regrets. i don't have any bitterness. i take home with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and that are in here that i'll treasure forever. i think the way that you go out is not just your journey in life, but the way that you go out and make your exit so important. if you've made an impact in a positive way or a negative way. >> she was like the mommy. she was our mommy always making sure everyone is okay and she was fun. >> reporter: her friends said she had been dating oscar pistorius for several months and was excited about that and about valentine's day. today members of pistorius' family visited him in jail as did lawyers, where he is being closely monitored. his uncle spoke. >> our entire family is devastated. we are in a state of total shock, especially about the tragic death of reeva, who
. >> reporter: this is a first look at model reeva steenkamp's first television show. to say she was happy about it doesn't begin to describe it. yet now seems eerie to see and hear someone now gone who was only days ago savoring life. >> i don't have any regrets. i don't have any bitterness. i take home with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and that are in here that i'll treasure forever. i think the way that you go out is not just your journey in life, but...
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i shot reeva." the other friend reportedly says she arrived at the house to see pistorius carrying a gravely wounded but breathing reeva down the stairs, and that they both tried to save her. police have said pistorius did not call paramedics, and that shouting was heard at the house earlier this night. his family strongly denies this was murder. of a young woman whose big television break is now being shown as a tribute to her spirit. >> just always be true to yourself. and i'm going to miss you all so much. and i love you very, very much. >> reporter: so this bond hearing tomorrow, legal experts feel there is a good chance pistorius will be released on the grounds that he's not a flight risk or dangerous. but each side will make its case, and in that we should learn much more about why exactly prosecutors are calling this premeditated murder, brian. >> michelle kosinski, pretoria, south africa for us tonight. thanks. >>> as the horror stories continue to emerge from on board, the coast guard said
i shot reeva." the other friend reportedly says she arrived at the house to see pistorius carrying a gravely wounded but breathing reeva down the stairs, and that they both tried to save her. police have said pistorius did not call paramedics, and that shouting was heard at the house earlier this night. his family strongly denies this was murder. of a young woman whose big television break is now being shown as a tribute to her spirit. >> just always be true to yourself. and i'm...
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we'll find out hopefully in court and we can't remember reeva steenkamp. gets buried tomorrow, her parents, only child, friends have to say good bye to a young woman who seemed so beautiful and bubbly, and, of course, everybody here, asking that same question. why? why did he do it? what was the motivation? no answers on that one either. we'll keep you posted. back to you. >> robyn, thank you very much. that's all for us tonight. "anderson cooper" starts now. >>> there's breaking news tonight in the sandy hook massacre, a possible motive emerging, a terrible explanation of why adam lanza chose the target he did. and there is this, a face in the crowd when president obama was speaking out about kids being gunned down in chicago, just hours later, her young life was forever changed. also tonight, we've all been there, a crowded flight, a crying baby, but no matter how bad it gets who would ever, ever slap the baby? we'll show you the man who allegedly did and talk to the baby's parents. we begin with the breaking news. a chilling answer to why did adam lanza
we'll find out hopefully in court and we can't remember reeva steenkamp. gets buried tomorrow, her parents, only child, friends have to say good bye to a young woman who seemed so beautiful and bubbly, and, of course, everybody here, asking that same question. why? why did he do it? what was the motivation? no answers on that one either. we'll keep you posted. back to you. >> robyn, thank you very much. that's all for us tonight. "anderson cooper" starts now. >>>...
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police say they have responded domestic disputes at the home before though not saying it involved reeva steenkamp. a 29-year-old law school graduate whose modeling career was taking off. she competed in a south african reality show and they say it will launch as scheduled tonight with a special tribute to the life of the young woman. >> she was kind and sweet. they will see the girl that we loved. >> katie: former congressman jessie jackson face potential terms and his wife after they pleaded guilty of spending $750,000 in campaign funds. they bought furs and gold watch. it's not sure how much time they could serve but legal experts, jackson, jr. would serve at least a few years for the breaches of public trust, while his wife could serve a few months for filing a false tax return. >>> in some marin county residents are taking aim at a new armored vehicle. this is the truck in question. it's a rescue vehicle. it can withstand .50 caliber gunfire and explosions. it comes with a $370,000 price tag. critics say the money could have better spent elsewhere but they say it could be used regio
police say they have responded domestic disputes at the home before though not saying it involved reeva steenkamp. a 29-year-old law school graduate whose modeling career was taking off. she competed in a south african reality show and they say it will launch as scheduled tonight with a special tribute to the life of the young woman. >> she was kind and sweet. they will see the girl that we loved. >> katie: former congressman jessie jackson face potential terms and his wife after...
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were there signs that reeva had planned to stay for the night? >> reporter: just to go back to that, i've heard that last message from her over and over again in the last 24 hours, and it still gives me the chills. it's just so sad, isn't it? but in terms of what she was planning to do that night, it seems, according to an official close to the investigation, that she was going to be at her boyfriend's house spending the night. they've apparently foupd her overnight bag as well as her ipad in the room. so that in a way does sort of change that initial speculation that oscar had been surprised. perhaps she had snuck in for a valentine's surprise, and that's why he had shot her. it was a terrible mistake. she still don't know what the details are, what the context is. why shoot somebody through a closed bathroom door? still no real understanding of the motive behind that. i think it's this confusion and the sense of unanswered questions that have not just the families concerned but also many south africans. oscar was such a hero here. many people s
were there signs that reeva had planned to stay for the night? >> reporter: just to go back to that, i've heard that last message from her over and over again in the last 24 hours, and it still gives me the chills. it's just so sad, isn't it? but in terms of what she was planning to do that night, it seems, according to an official close to the investigation, that she was going to be at her boyfriend's house spending the night. they've apparently foupd her overnight bag as well as her...
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pistorius wants to send his deepest sympathies to the family of reeva. her uncle spoke earlier today. >> the answer will come out. if you really believe in the law, that will come out. and we don't have to make any judgment. the judgment will be done then. >> reporter: initially, media reports suggested it might have been an accident, that she may have been mistaken for a burglar. last year, pistorius told "new york times" magazine he was concerned about intruders. >> he talked about a number of incidents in which he had to get his gun and come downstairs and see what the problem was. >> reporter: yesterday police dismissed the suggestion this could have been a case of mistaken identity, and said there had been domestic incidents there before, but wouldn't elaborate. among those coming to his defense, a friend who tweeted, "i have dated oscar on and off for five years, not once has he lifted a finger to me, made me fear for my life." >> oscar pistorius -- >> reporter: pistorius was widely admired but once lashed out after he lost a race at the paraolympi
pistorius wants to send his deepest sympathies to the family of reeva. her uncle spoke earlier today. >> the answer will come out. if you really believe in the law, that will come out. and we don't have to make any judgment. the judgment will be done then. >> reporter: initially, media reports suggested it might have been an accident, that she may have been mistaken for a burglar. last year, pistorius told "new york times" magazine he was concerned about intruders....
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he had fired four shots at girlfriend, reeva steencamp through a bathroom door. the 21-year-old model was hit three times, the door broken open. oscar pistorius has denied the allegations, and defense attorneys say the killing was not murder. meanwhile, services are held for reeva steencamp in the town of port elizabeth. >>> and a dramatic fall from grace, this morning, oakley and other sponsors are cutting ties with him. >>> and turning now to gas prices, the surprising pace at which they are climbing, regular unleaded going up for the past two days, the national average at 3.73, a gallon, 15 cents in a week, and 40 cents in a month. >> reporter: at gas stations across the country, customers are asking the same question, what could possibly send gas prices up 43 cents in a month? that is an extra 8.60 on a 20 gallon car. in chicago, more than that. up 70 cents a month to 4.22 a gallon, at this station, 4.29. for this taxi driver, ray, it is real money. >> i pay for my own gas, nobody else pays for it. >> reporter: in los angeles, up 50 cents a month, to 4.28, so
he had fired four shots at girlfriend, reeva steencamp through a bathroom door. the 21-year-old model was hit three times, the door broken open. oscar pistorius has denied the allegations, and defense attorneys say the killing was not murder. meanwhile, services are held for reeva steencamp in the town of port elizabeth. >>> and a dramatic fall from grace, this morning, oakley and other sponsors are cutting ties with him. >>> and turning now to gas prices, the surprising pace...
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local media quote police saying his covermodel girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was shot four times through a bathroom door with a 9mm pistol recovered from oscar pistorius' house on valentine's day. prosecutors dismissed reports he mistook her for an intruder. and today said they believe he intended to kill her. in his defense, the pistorius family issued a statement saying -- the alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms. >> oscar pistorius is really flying here! >> reporter: pistorius' fans saw a man driven to win. but others who came to know him say it sometimes went too far. >> i worried about oscar hurting himself in various ways because he can be very reckless in his driving of his car, driving of his speedboats. he's an adrenaline freak. >> reporter: one passion was guns, here tweeting this picture of himself at a shooting range where he was a regular. and in another tweet, expressing his persistent fear of burglars coming into his house. nothing like getting home to hear the washing machine on and thinking it's an intruder to go into full combat recon mode into the pantry.
local media quote police saying his covermodel girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was shot four times through a bathroom door with a 9mm pistol recovered from oscar pistorius' house on valentine's day. prosecutors dismissed reports he mistook her for an intruder. and today said they believe he intended to kill her. in his defense, the pistorius family issued a statement saying -- the alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms. >> oscar pistorius is really flying here! >> reporter:...
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we're starting to hear from reeva's family. her mother speaking to this newspaper for the first time. the headline, "my baby loved like no one else." she, like everyone else in the country is asking why, why, why. still real no sense of what created this tragedy and what fueled oscar to shoot her. those sorts of questions i think might be answered in a bail application hearing on tuesday. but also, another development in all of this is that rather strangely, rather eerily, reeva made her television debut on south african screens. take a look at this. just days after being shot and killed at the home of her boyfriend, olympian oscar pistorius. reeva steenkamp appeared on south african television. >> you fall in love with love. >> this is how the beach adventure began. while the television adventure began, her boyfriend oscar pistorius spent the weekend in jail. prosecutors plan to charge pistorius with her murder. a charge strongly rejected by pistorius and his family this is his uncle, flanked by his sister, who struggles to ke
we're starting to hear from reeva's family. her mother speaking to this newspaper for the first time. the headline, "my baby loved like no one else." she, like everyone else in the country is asking why, why, why. still real no sense of what created this tragedy and what fueled oscar to shoot her. those sorts of questions i think might be answered in a bail application hearing on tuesday. but also, another development in all of this is that rather strangely, rather eerily, reeva made...
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it is painful to see the video of reeva. to see someone so young and happy in the video living her dream of being on television. to know that now she is gone. that touched a lot of people. the producer said, we're going to show this as a tribute to her. we think it is an injustice to not show the world. the members of steenkamp's family were saying this is what reeva would have wanted. >> michelle, thank you very much for the live report from south africa. >>> back here in the u.s., passengers on the cruise ship "triumph" are relieved to get off the ship, but anger is kicking in. now litigation with the company carnival. let's go to our panel on this. they are joining me. thank you. we should talk about the first lawsuit that has been filed in miami federal court. do you believe seema, people who go through an ordeal based on an accident have the right to -- not the right, but i guess the appropriate reasoning for filing a lawsuit? >> they do if they don't sign their rights away like they did in this case. alex, i know you l
it is painful to see the video of reeva. to see someone so young and happy in the video living her dream of being on television. to know that now she is gone. that touched a lot of people. the producer said, we're going to show this as a tribute to her. we think it is an injustice to not show the world. the members of steenkamp's family were saying this is what reeva would have wanted. >> michelle, thank you very much for the live report from south africa. >>> back here in the...
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we'll find out hopefully in court and we can't remember reeva steenkamp. gets buried tomorrow, her parents, only child, friends have to say good bye to a young woman who seemed so beautiful and bubbly, and, of course, everybody here, asking that same question. why? why did he do it?
we'll find out hopefully in court and we can't remember reeva steenkamp. gets buried tomorrow, her parents, only child, friends have to say good bye to a young woman who seemed so beautiful and bubbly, and, of course, everybody here, asking that same question. why? why did he do it?
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funeral services for reeva steenkamp are being held today. we have more from kelly cobiella from our london bureau this morning. kelly? >> reporter: good morning. oscar pistorius is in a south african courtroom right now fighting for his freedom. prosecutors as they had promised in the run-up to this trial have charged him with premeditated murder, a crime for which if convict ed convicted could mean the rest of his life in jail. we're hearing new details of the night of the murder according to prosecutors. pistorius fired four shots hitting steenkamp with three, and crucially to their case of premeditated murder, that pistorius put on his prosthetic legs before walking to the bathroom where steenkamp was hiding to shoot her. prosecutors say he then broke down the door. pistorius says he thought he was shooting an intruder. anne-marie? >> so we're hearing more details about the case that the prosecution is building. this wasn't a trial, though. what was the purpose of today's hearing? >> reporter: no, this isn't a trial. this is actually a ba
funeral services for reeva steenkamp are being held today. we have more from kelly cobiella from our london bureau this morning. kelly? >> reporter: good morning. oscar pistorius is in a south african courtroom right now fighting for his freedom. prosecutors as they had promised in the run-up to this trial have charged him with premeditated murder, a crime for which if convict ed convicted could mean the rest of his life in jail. we're hearing new details of the night of the murder...
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i shot reeva. the other friend says she reportedly arrived to carry a barely breathing reeva down the stairs and they both tried to save her life. the young woman who seemed to savor every moment, every good-bye. >> i think the way you go out, not just your journey in life, but the way you go out and make your exit, is so important. you've either made an impact in a positive way or a negative way. always be true to yourself. and i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> reporter: so, pistorius' bond hearing is tomorrow. some legal experts feel there's a chance he will be released, which some women's groups here have vocally opposed. savannah? >> michelle kosinski, thank you. karen maun is a reporter for the news station in south africa. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. >> this comes down to whether this is a premeditated murder, as police allege, or whether it was an accident, as oscar pistorius' family claims. how difficult a case will this be for oscar pisto
i shot reeva. the other friend says she reportedly arrived to carry a barely breathing reeva down the stairs and they both tried to save her life. the young woman who seemed to savor every moment, every good-bye. >> i think the way you go out, not just your journey in life, but the way you go out and make your exit, is so important. you've either made an impact in a positive way or a negative way. always be true to yourself. and i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very...
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his new girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, found dead at the scene, sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. she was shot four times through a bathroom door. pistorius is the prime suspect. the blade runner's billboards are being removed around johannesburg. and the state is opposing bail. as investigators and an entire nation wonder, who this man really is? and at this moment, we are getting information directly from the courthouse in pretoria, where oscar pistorius has heard the charges against him. his reaction was an emotional crash. he fell into tears when he was called the accused person by the judge. the judge also saying is he accused of premeditated murder. his face buried in his hands and his body shaking uncontrollably. he does have relatives in the courtroom with him now, his brother we understand is sitting behind him. other relatives and support errs the as well. we also understand the prosecution and defense may be in agreement to delay this hearing until next week tuesday. we don't know why that is. we don't known it will be agreed to. all of the information coming into cnn a
his new girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, found dead at the scene, sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. she was shot four times through a bathroom door. pistorius is the prime suspect. the blade runner's billboards are being removed around johannesburg. and the state is opposing bail. as investigators and an entire nation wonder, who this man really is? and at this moment, we are getting information directly from the courthouse in pretoria, where oscar pistorius has heard the charges against him. his...
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prosecutors say pistorius fired four shots at girlfriend reeva steenkamp during her bath door last week, the 29-year-old model was hit three times and the bathroom door later broken open. pistorius was arrested thursday and charged with premeditated murder. a sentence capable of carrying a life sentence. defense lawyers say the killing was nut murder. >>> meanwhile, funeral service being held in port elizabeth. it capped six days of dramatic fall from grace for the man known as south africa golden boy. today, major sponsors like oakley and nike are cutting ties with pistorius say they go will no longer use him in future ads. >>> turning now to gas prices. and the surprising pace which they've been climbing. regular gas has gone up for the last 32 days, 43 cents in a month. nbc's tom costello tells us what's behind this recent rise. >> reporter: at gas stations across the country, customers are asking same question, what could possibly send gas prices up 43 cents in a month. that's an extra $8.60 on a 20-gallon car. in chicago, up 70 cents a month to $4.22 a gallon. at this station, $4.2
prosecutors say pistorius fired four shots at girlfriend reeva steenkamp during her bath door last week, the 29-year-old model was hit three times and the bathroom door later broken open. pistorius was arrested thursday and charged with premeditated murder. a sentence capable of carrying a life sentence. defense lawyers say the killing was nut murder. >>> meanwhile, funeral service being held in port elizabeth. it capped six days of dramatic fall from grace for the man known as south...
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oscar and reeva. neighbors heard shouting before the shooting and, according to police, there were previous incidents of a domestic nature. the final thing, in 2009 he was accused of assault even though the charges were dropped. he slammed a door so hard that a piece of the door fell off. and that involved a female. does he have a temper problem when it comes to women? >> his agent says that oscar rejects the murder allegations, "in the strongest terms" here. but it seems as though it's another, if he is guilty of this crime, athlete fall from grace. do you think there was one oscar at home and another in the public eye? we've seen this before. >> fascinating you should say that. i just talked to a couple of people who worked with oscar and called him the most charming, gracious, soft-spoken, beautiful man. but in life people often present, called reaction formation, the pat of what they are as a spoke -- opposite of what they are as a smokescreen. did he have a temper behind closed doors, did he have
oscar and reeva. neighbors heard shouting before the shooting and, according to police, there were previous incidents of a domestic nature. the final thing, in 2009 he was accused of assault even though the charges were dropped. he slammed a door so hard that a piece of the door fell off. and that involved a female. does he have a temper problem when it comes to women? >> his agent says that oscar rejects the murder allegations, "in the strongest terms" here. but it seems as...
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what could be a key piece of evidence in all of this, a bloody cricket bat found at his home after reeva steenkamp's death. it's believed it could have been used in an argument leading up to the fatal shooting. her body has been released by police. her private funeral is set for tomorrow. >>> in iraq, a reminder of the recent and deadly past after back-to-back explosions. multiple car bombs went off within minutes yesterday in baghdad. nearly 40 people were killed and over 100 wounded. the bombings come as sectarian tensions escalate. this was the third time this month attacks claimed more than 20 lives in a single day. meanwhile in libya, fireworks marked the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled moammar gadhafi. tens of thousands of people filled tripoli's tahrir's quer libya's leader called for unity and promised to not allow libya to become what he called an incubator of terrorism and violence. >>> to the vatican now where the pope will be out of the public eye for the entire week for the traditional lenten period of reflection and prayer. when he does reemerge, it will be
what could be a key piece of evidence in all of this, a bloody cricket bat found at his home after reeva steenkamp's death. it's believed it could have been used in an argument leading up to the fatal shooting. her body has been released by police. her private funeral is set for tomorrow. >>> in iraq, a reminder of the recent and deadly past after back-to-back explosions. multiple car bombs went off within minutes yesterday in baghdad. nearly 40 people were killed and over 100 wounded....